WEYMOUTH – Hingham baseball coach Frank Niles is hoping that Monday’s game with Weymouth is a preview of coming attractions for his team.

The defending Division 2 state champion Harbormen have been up and down in the first half of the season.

They came through with timely hitting on Monday to back the pitching of starter John Carlson in their 10-3 non-league win over Weymouth.

Hingham (3-4) which has a busy week of games – a makeup on Wednesday against Whitman-Hanson, Mansfield on Thursday and defending Div. 1 state champion Bridgewater-Raynham on Saturday – was opportunistic early.

“We took advantage of (Weymouth’s) mistakes,” said Niles. “We came out of the gate strong. We hit the ball and took advantage of our opportunities, which is what you have to do.

“Austin Irvin and John Carlson hit the ball well. We got out of the chute good and Carlson pitched well.”

Irvin’s booming RBI triple that scored Matt Glenzel, and Carslon’s RBI single were the key hits in a five-run first inning in which Weymouth (1-5) committed three errors.

“We made it tough on ourselves,” said Wildcats coach Jim Dolan, whose team made six errors overall. “You can’t give a great team like Hingham extra outs. We just have to keep battling.”

The Harbormen hit the ball well early as they added three runs in the second inning and two more in the fourth to grab a 10-0 lead.

The was more than enough for Carlson, who was tough on the Weymouth lineup in the five innings he pitched for the win. The senior lefty struck out eight (five looking), walked one and allowed two hits.

Carlson pitched out of a bases-loaded, two-out situation in the fourth inning and also was a big part of his team’s offense with three hits, two RBI and three runs. His RBI single and a two-run single by Ferris (three RBI on the day) put Hingham up 8-0 after two innings.

Carlson led off the third inning with a single and scored, as did Kyle Lussier, on Joe Leahy’s looping double to left.

“That was the best John has looked this year,” said Niles. “He was in command and he was not going to let anything stop him.”

“John Carlson is an outstanding pitcher,” Dolan agreed. “He has a big-game experience.

The Wildcats, who start five freshmen and sophomores in their lineup, did not score until plating three runs in the sixth inning. Freshman Zach Bouhav doubled in Matt McMorrow to start it off. Bouhav scored on error, and Matt Long added a sacrifice fly to score Mario Picariello.

By --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mark DucharmeFor The Patriot Ledger

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By --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Mark DucharmeFor The Patriot Ledger